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Italian
Etymology
From rancor(e) (“resentment, grudge”) + -oso (“-ous”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ran.koˈro.zo/, (traditional) /ran.koˈro.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: ran‧co‧ró‧so
Adjective
rancoroso (feminine rancorosa, masculine plural rancorosi, feminine plural rancorose)
- rancorous
Derived terms
Further reading
- rancoroso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- rancoroso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- rancoroso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- rancoroso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Portuguese
Etymology
From rancor + -oso.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: ran‧co‧ro‧so
Adjective
rancoroso (feminine rancorosa, masculine plural rancorosos, feminine plural rancorosas, metaphonic)
- rancorous, spiteful (filled with spite)
Further reading